He said excitedly, "Chief, you really have a keen eye. Headquarters spent more than a month trying to find this mole, but you found him in just one day. It's truly an eye-opener for me. If headquarters knew this, they'd be shocked! Haha!"
Shao Wenguang was right. The case was indeed progressing at an astonishing speed. From yesterday afternoon when Bian Ze handed over the nine suspects to the Second Operations Division and transferred the case to Ning Zhiheng, only twenty-seven or twenty-eight hours had passed. Ning Zhiheng had already eliminated other suspects and identified Xia Bin. This speed of investigation was truly amazing and something Bian Ze probably never expected.
Ning Zhiheng smiled slightly and waved his hand, saying, "We've only found this mole so far, but you know the situation. Finding the real mole is just the easiest step. The difficulty is proving that he is the real mole, otherwise we can't explain ourselves to anyone."
Shao Wenguang knew that these combat staff officers had very powerful backgrounds, and that the matter was more complicated than previous cases. He quickly said, "Isn't it too passive to just monitor Song Anxian? If this woman doesn't make any further moves, we have limited time and can't outlast her. The Military Commission has been urging us very closely."
After considering the matter for a moment, he suggested, "Could we take a tougher stance against Song Anxian?"
Because of their privileged status, the Military Intelligence Bureau had fewer scruples when doing things. In this situation, they would basically just arrest the person and then use other methods. Under Miki, what situation couldn't they get their hands on?
Shao Wenguang did the same; once the target was identified, he suggested taking them down directly.
Ning Zhiheng shook his head and said to Shao Wenguang, "It's too early to arrest them now. I'm already working on tracing their superiors. Once I catch them and have witnesses and physical evidence, they'll have nothing to say, and no one will be able to escape!"
"Catch their supplier?" Shao Wenguang was even more surprised. Ning Zhiheng's actions were too fast. In just one day, not only had he locked onto the real target, but he had already begun to trace the supplier. Only then did he realize that he had underestimated the methods of this section chief. He was truly swift and decisive!
"If I'm not mistaken, we'll have a result on this matter tomorrow. If things go smoothly, you won't need to go through any more trouble; just close the net and arrest them!"
The next morning at nine o'clock, Liu Datong, who had been busy all night, came to visit again.
"Chief, we have searched all the tea shops in Yuzhong District since last night, but we have not found any trace of Ji Yongyan."
Liu Datong is the police chief, and his officers are all local strongmen who know the situation of shops in the city very well. Last night, he personally led a group to question all the tea shop owners, but the result was very disappointing.
"Didn't find it?" Ning Zhiheng asked in surprise.
It is very difficult for a person to change their long-standing habits, and Ji Yongyan could not possibly be that careful.
Liu Datong stated definitively, “There are a total of 63 tea shops in Yuzhong District, but only 12 of them sell barley tea. Moreover, the stock is not large and there are not many customers. The owners of these tea shops should remember them. I showed them the photos, and only the owner of one tea shop called Qianyuan Tea Shop recognized Ji Yongyan. However, he said that Ji Yongyan had not appeared for several months.”
"Could he really have left Yuzhong?" Ning Zhiheng was somewhat puzzled. He paced back and forth in the room a few times, still finding it hard to believe that Ji Yongyan would do such a thing.
Xia Bin was a key pawn infiltrating China's highest military department. As long as it was confirmed that Xia Bin had been exposed, the Japanese would never easily give up on such a valuable informant. Now, Ji Yongyan must be observing from the shadows and would not simply flee.
There must be some oversight. Ning Zhiheng frowned and quickly went through all the information in his mind, trying to find the loophole.
Just then, the phone on his desk rang. Ning Zhiheng picked it up and was surprised to find it was Luo Gaoyi calling.
"Mr. Ning, I am Luo Gaoyi. I wonder if you still remember me?"
When Ning Zhiheng received his call, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He knew that Luo Gaoyi must have some important news to tell him, and it seemed that his words yesterday had worked.
"Mr. Luo, of course I remember you. I've been waiting for your call, and it seems you haven't disappointed me!"
Luo Gaoyi's voice rang out again: "I would like to meet with you and talk in person. Do you have time?"
"Alright, I'll come find you..."
Half an hour later, Ning Zhiheng walked into a teahouse near Yanbei Road and soon saw Luo Gaoyi, who had been waiting for a long time.
When Luo Gaoyi saw Ning Zhiheng come in, he quickly stood up to greet him. Ning Zhiheng smiled and nodded, then walked quickly to the tea table and gestured for the two of them to sit facing each other.
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